NURTURING TOMORROW'S THINKERS AND LEADERS!

The Mary Francis Bachmann School, a program of CHI St. Joseph Children's Health, provides a relationship-driven and experiential learning environment for students in grades 1st through 12th. Our curriculum and community engages the child and their family on a journey of discovery, exploration and possibility that extends well beyond what many of us have come to believe is possible in education. 

Grow with us as we unleash the wonder and excitement of learning at our brand-new beautiful 5 acre campus located at the former Dominican Monastery on Lititz Pike just outside Lancaster City in Manheim Township. 

Built upon three pillars - Community, Curiosity, and Connection - our approach to learning cultivates the best in our students and their families. Through our work together, we embrace our place in the larger community and in our world. Fueled by a sense of wonder, our commitment to lifelong learning serves as a foundation upon which our students, their families, and our faculty grow to greater heights.

As a program of CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health, we are dedicated to improving the health of children and families by improving access, linking families to care, coordinating health-related services and providing clinical and educational programs while serving as a leading voice in collaborative efforts to improve the health and well-being of the Lancaster PA community.

Every child has a unique health journey; the goal of CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health is to serve as a supportive voice and companion for children and families along their path to growing up healthy and happy. We do this through our Children's Behavioral Health Services, an outpatient psychiatric-driven practice for children up to age 26, and our educational programs of the Mary Francis Bachmann School and the St. John Neumann School for Children and Families. 

The Core Values of CommonSpirit Health and CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health are at the center of our ministry. Each of our programs, all of our actions, every activity we undertake is informed, influenced and infused with the spirit and essence of our values: Compassion, Inclusion, Integrity, Excellence and Collaboration.